"Who I think we need, I would go and try and bid for van Dijk from Southampton," he said on BT Sport.

"But we've had enough of their players so that will probably go down like a lead balloon."

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Steven Gerrard thinks Liverpool need to sign Virgil van Dijk

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Lazar Markovic could be on his way to Hull

“Liverpool need know-how and a central defender”

Garth Crooks

Garth Crooks agrees with Gerrard and says Liverpool have to sign a new centre-back.

"Liverpool still find themselves in a fantastic position regardless of this result - but a wonderful opportunity will soon evaporate if they don't fix what has been glaringly obvious to me all season," he told the BBC.

"Liverpool need know-how and a central defender who can organise and marshal his defensive colleagues in isolation and one that doesn't need the assistance of the cavalry every time there is a set-piece or counter-attack.